HANGZHOU, THE ORIGINS OF THE WORLD PRESS AND JOURNALISM?

What is it about?

Western historians always view the origin of the newspaper as occurring in Europe in the 1500s and 1600s. The article demonstrates that newspaper-like periodicals emerged much earlier in Hangzhou，China. Journalistic activities in the city then were not only the most advanced in China but also much more advanced than those of any one in the world. Therefore, this article does not agree with the idea that the modern printing press and modern styles of journalism originated in Western Europe.

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Why is it important?

The Reviewer’s Some Comments: “This will be of much interest to readers of the journal and with a revision a potentially valuable contribution to the area. ” “I think the author makes a strong case that Western scholars ‘have not explored evidence that China produced early precursors to the modern newspaper long before their European counterparts’, so the case of the place of China and other countries such in the World story of journalism history is important.”